PART 8CONDITIONALITY
CHAPTER 2Work-focused interviews
Taking part in a work-focused interview57
1
A claimant is regarded as having taken part in a work-focused interview if the claimant—
a
attends for the interview at the place and at the date and time notified in accordance with regulation 56;
b
provides information, if requested by the Secretary of State, about any or all of the matters set out in paragraph (2);
c
participates in discussions to the extent the Secretary of State considers necessary, about any or all of the matters set out in paragraph (3);
d
assists the Secretary of State in the completion of an action plan.
2
The matters referred to in paragraph (1)(b) are—
a
the claimant’s educational qualifications and vocational training;
b
the claimant’s work history;
c
the claimant’s aspirations for future work;
d
the claimant’s skills that are relevant to work;
e
the claimant’s work-related abilities;
f
the claimant’s caring or childcare responsibilities; and
g
any paid or unpaid work that the claimant is undertaking.
3
The matters referred to in paragraph (1)(c) are—
a
any activity the claimant is willing to undertake which may make obtaining or remaining in work more likely;
b
any such activity that the claimant may have previously undertaken;
c
any progress the claimant may have made towards remaining in or obtaining work;
d
any work-focused health-related assessment the claimant may have taken part in; and
e
the claimant’s opinion as to the extent to which the ability to remain in or obtain work is restricted by the claimant’s physical or mental condition.